Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - spinnaker
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(spinnakers) A spinnaker is a large, light, triangular sail that is attached to the front mast of a boat. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1866 a large triangular sail set on a long light pole and used when running before the wind ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. a large triangular sail carried opposite the mainsail of a racing-yacht running before the wind. Etymology: fanciful f. Sphinx, name of yacht first using it, perh. after spanker ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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- 1866, either a derivative of spin in the sense of "go rapidly" or a corrupt pronunciation of Sphinx, which was the name of the first yacht known to carry this type of sail. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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